Genetic and Epigenetic Control of Parental Care

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• Chris Cunningham (Swansea University)
• Tuesday 21 November 2017, 13:00-14:00
• Part II Lecture Theatre, Department of Zoology , Downing Street, CB2 3EJ.

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Behaviour, like any other phenotype, is traceable to how and when genes are expressed with distinct transcriptional profiles associated with distinct behaviours, even short-term behaviours. My laboratory interrogates the molecular mechanisms that initiate and stabilize social behaviours. We use the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides as a study species. We use this species’ elaborate parental care to dissect the association of behaviour and social context with gene expression. Currently, we are most interested in epigenetic mechanisms and how they regulate gene expression during behavioural changes.

This talk is part of the Behaviour, Ecology & Evolution Seminar Series series.

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